After lucking out and avoiding disaster mostly due to their rival’s low quality finishing, Rayados managed to “restore order” in Guatemala and take a commanding 4-1 lead back to the Estadio BBVA where these two are scheduled to meet again next Thursday, Feb. 15th for the second leg of the series. Because of this advantage, it feels nearly impossible that Monterrey could lose the series, especially considering the Guatemalan side are required to score at least 4 goals due to the away goal tiebreaker.
It was a tremendously fortunate 15 minutes to open the match for ‘Tano’ Ortíz’s squad, as Comunicaciones let 3 good opportunities go to waste, failing to capitalize on Rayados’ typical lazy coverage which was on full display again last night.